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http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/colchester/8910040.Charity_wins___475k_grant_to_help_deaf/
A CHARITY for deaf people based in Stanway has been awarded more than £475,000.
The Royal Association for Deaf People will use the lottery cash to develop a project to help hearing-impaired people who are isolated.
Sue Mountford, head of advocacy and employment services at the charity, based at the Westside Centre, said the £475,353 grant meant the world to it.
Mrs Mountford said obtaining the funding had been a painful process, but had been worth it.
She added: “It means we can continue to support deaf people.
“This is really nice because it gives deaf people what they need to get out into the community.
“We were told we had about a 10 per cent chance of success and it took months altogether, but we have been successful.
“Times are really difficult for the voluntary sector at the moment and we really needed that money to continue to provide a good level of support to deaf people.”
The three-year project will support people who are particularly isolated to give them further opportunities, such as learning to travel independently.
It is hoped they may go on to have training or volunteering opportunities and be able to get work.
The project also plans to establish self-sustaining groups in the community, such as job clubs and parents’ groups.
Mrs Mountford said 150 people across Essex and London would benefit from the project.
l Anyone interested in being involved with the project or who thinks they could benefit from it can contact Natalie Creevy, project administrator, at natalie.creevy@royaldeaf.org.uk or phone 07595 652411.
A CHARITY for deaf people based in Stanway has been awarded more than £475,000.
The Royal Association for Deaf People will use the lottery cash to develop a project to help hearing-impaired people who are isolated.
Sue Mountford, head of advocacy and employment services at the charity, based at the Westside Centre, said the £475,353 grant meant the world to it.
Mrs Mountford said obtaining the funding had been a painful process, but had been worth it.
She added: “It means we can continue to support deaf people.
“This is really nice because it gives deaf people what they need to get out into the community.
“We were told we had about a 10 per cent chance of success and it took months altogether, but we have been successful.
“Times are really difficult for the voluntary sector at the moment and we really needed that money to continue to provide a good level of support to deaf people.”
The three-year project will support people who are particularly isolated to give them further opportunities, such as learning to travel independently.
It is hoped they may go on to have training or volunteering opportunities and be able to get work.
The project also plans to establish self-sustaining groups in the community, such as job clubs and parents’ groups.
Mrs Mountford said 150 people across Essex and London would benefit from the project.
l Anyone interested in being involved with the project or who thinks they could benefit from it can contact Natalie Creevy, project administrator, at natalie.creevy@royaldeaf.org.uk or phone 07595 652411.